Reply by shampeon

So instead of figuring out a DIY forge I’d have to assemble, I talked to a friend of mine who is a metal artist and instructor at the local art school. He brought a toaster oven, I brought some peanut oil, and we got down to business. Heat treating tool steel! Yes.

Wait, we can’t find a metal container for the peanut oil, for quenching. No problem. Mike just sorted through the scrap pile and MIG welded up a container in 3 minutes. Solid.